EP2273590A4 - FUEL CELL - Google Patents

FUEL CELL

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EP2273590A4
EP2273590A4 EP09726486.5A EP09726486A EP2273590A4 EP 2273590 A4 EP2273590 A4 EP 2273590A4 EP 09726486 A EP09726486 A EP 09726486A EP 2273590 A4 EP2273590 A4 EP 2273590A4
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catalyst
carbon material
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French (fr)
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EP2273590A1 (en
EP2273590B1 (en
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Kenichiro Tadokoro
Kazumi Mizukami
Takashi Iijima
Hideaki Sawada
Tomohiro Hada
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Nippon Steel Corp
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Nippon Steel and Sumikin Chemical Co Ltd
Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M4/00—Electrodes
    • H01M4/86—Inert electrodes with catalytic activity, e.g. for fuel cells
    • H01M4/90—Selection of catalytic material
    • H01M4/92—Metals of platinum group
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M4/00—Electrodes
    • H01M4/86—Inert electrodes with catalytic activity, e.g. for fuel cells
    • H01M4/90—Selection of catalytic material
    • H01M4/92—Metals of platinum group
    • H01M4/925—Metals of platinum group supported on carriers, e.g. powder carriers
    • H01M4/926—Metals of platinum group supported on carriers, e.g. powder carriers on carbon or graphite
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/10—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes
    • H01M2008/1095—Fuel cells with polymeric electrolytes
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
    • Y02E60/50—Fuel cells

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Electrochemistry (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Inert Electrodes (AREA)
  • Fuel Cell (AREA)

Abstract

The present invention relates to a fuel cell exhibiting a high performance regardless of the humidification conditions. In short, it is a fuel cell comprised of a proton-conducting electrolyte membrane sandwiched between a pair of catalyst layers, wherein a catalyst layer of at least a cathode contains a catalyst ingredient, electrolyte material, and carbon material; the carbon material is comprised of three types of materials of a catalyst-supporting carbon material supporting the catalyst ingredient, a conductivity-aiding carbon material not supporting the catalyst ingredient, and a gas-diffusing carbon material not supporting the catalyst ingredient; the catalyst layer is comprised of two phases of a catalyst aggregated phase having the catalyst-supporting carbon material supporting the catalyst ingredient and the conductivity-aiding carbon material not supporting the catalyst ingredient aggregated as main ingredients and a gas-diffusing carbon material aggregated phase having the gas-diffusing carbon material not supporting the catalyst ingredient aggregated as a main ingredient; and the catalyst aggregated phase is a continuous phase while the gas-diffusing carbon material aggregated phase is dispersed in the catalyst aggregated phase.
EP09726486.5A 2008-04-01 2009-03-26 Fuel cell Not-in-force EP2273590B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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JP2008094906A JP5213499B2 (en) 2008-04-01 2008-04-01 Fuel cell
PCT/JP2009/056838 WO2009123274A1 (en) 2008-04-01 2009-03-26 Fuel cell

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EP2273590A1 EP2273590A1 (en) 2011-01-12
EP2273590A4 true EP2273590A4 (en) 2014-01-29
EP2273590B1 EP2273590B1 (en) 2018-05-30

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EP (1) EP2273590B1 (en)
JP (1) JP5213499B2 (en)
KR (1) KR101264969B1 (en)
CN (1) CN102017248B (en)
CA (1) CA2720056C (en)
WO (1) WO2009123274A1 (en)

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CN102017248B (en) 2013-12-11
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